| Troll_Whisperer said: First off, this is not a "Nintendo is doomed" thread. I believe the 3DS will be fine once its first pricecut hits and compelling software is released. I would bet it'll sell at least 80m units LTD. It is doing numbers below what the DS was doing, but not by a huge margin, and the DS was released during the holidays. So this is just a simple question, when will Nintendo cut the 3DS' price? I have the impression that the 3DS' price point is too high. Sometimes I think Nintendo released it too early and too expensive on purpose. Like, the 3DS' release window should have been fall 2011 with plenty of software and it should have been priced at $199, but they decided to release it earlier at a higher price to make some extra money and THEN have the software and pricecut ready for fall. This is just a thought that I had but of course I may be totally off. Anyway, whatever the reason is, it seems now that the 3DS is indeed a tad too expensive. Nintendo have the option to cut its price because they are profitting quite a lot from hardware anyway, but will they do it before the end of the year or will they wait until 2012 to do it? What would be the best option? |
That's what I'd been thinking. Though sales won't be as high as they'd like, they'll be making an enormous profit per unit. The lack of software is more down to Nintendo leaving the path clear for third parties, which hasn't worked. I'd expect some form of price cut and bundling at the end of this year, especially if NGP launches.
